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Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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January 20, 2026
LA Judge Faces Ethics Probe Over 'Bizarre' Comments
California's judicial ethics watchdog announced Tuesday it is looking into misconduct allegations against a Los Angeles judge whose "extreme and bizarre" comments led a state appeals court to reverse a $10 million sexual harassment verdict.
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January 20, 2026
Atty Missteps Warrant New Criminal Trial, Conn. Justices Say
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a robbery and assault conviction must be reversed after the defense lawyer failed to investigate an avenue of reasonable doubt impacting "pillars" of the prosecution's case.
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January 20, 2026
American Bridge Owes $57M In Seattle Convention Center Suit
American Bridge Co. has been hit with a $57 million judgment in Washington state court after a judge last month found the steel subcontractor on the hook for delays to a Seattle convention center project in a legal battle with a Clark Construction joint venture that served as the general contractor.
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January 20, 2026
Ex-Paralegal Can't Prove Disability In ADA Bias Suit, Firm Says
A former paralegal was not substantially limited in her work at a law firm by her ovarian cancer and its later metastasis, and so can't legally meet the definition of disabled, the firm's counsel told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday.
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January 20, 2026
Plaintiffs Atty Who Disclosed Uber MDL Docs On 'Thin Ice'
A California federal magistrate judge warned plaintiffs attorney Bret Stanley of Johnson Law Group during a hearing Tuesday that he's on "thin ice" after Uber argued he should be sanctioned for allegedly repeatedly using discovery in multidistrict litigation over sexual assault liability to litigate other cases against Uber.
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- LITIGATION
- Legal malpractice cases
- Misconduct claims against attorneys and judges
- Criminal charges against attorneys and judges
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption allegations involving attorneys and judges
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- Recusals and disqualifications of attorneys and judges
- Sanctions imposed against attorneys, law firms, and judges
- Judicial impeachment proceedings
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